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5 residential houses gutted in Srinagar

5 residential houses gutted in Srinagar

Srinagar, Feb 10 (UNI) In a massive fire incident five residential houses were gutted in Noorbagh area of the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday, officials said.
The Fire and Emergency Service officials said that the fire broke out around 11.20 am in a house at Palpora area of Noorbagh in the outskirts of Srinagar and engulfed other nearby houses.
In the incident five residential houses comprising three single storey and two triple storey houses were gutted.
“As soon as the fire erupted in the area several fire tenders were rushed from the various fire stations of the city centre to the spot to douse the leaping flames”, they said adding “the fire has been brought under control”.
No one was injured in the incident.
The cause of the fire is being ascertained, they added.
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